Carton



CARTON Filed Sept. 28, 1922 ends 2 and 3, respectively,

Patented June 5, 1928.

v UNITED STATES THOMAS BAY, OF MANISTEE, MICHIGAN.

CARTON.

Application filed September 28, 1822, Serial No. 591,104.

My invention relates to improvements in cartons, and particularly to those cartons used for dry granular products, such as salt, sugar, cleaning powders, or the like.

When such cartons are provided with pouring spouts thereon, the cartons are completely assembled and labeled before filling, and the fillingis done through the pouring spout, but as thls spout 18 very small, it requires a considerable length of time to fill the carton. After filling, the cartons are sealed at the pouring spouts and then packed in boxes for shipment.

By means of my improvements the car- 7 tons are completely assembled with the la.

' the production of a device of the kind described which is simple, convenient, compact, neat and attractive in appearance, and reliable and satisfactory for use wherever found applicable.

Many other objects and advantages of the construction herein shown and described will.

be obvious to those skilled in the art from the disclosures herein given.

To this end my invention consis s in the novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and described, and more particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, characters indicate parts,

Fig. up, of my when filled and completely ment.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken substantially on the line 22 of Fig. 1, and

Figs. 3 and 4 are sectional views of modified forms of closures.

In the drawings, wherein I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my inwherein like reference like or corresponding bottom end 1 is a perspective view,

sealed for shipvention, there is shown a carton having a top and bottom permanently secured thereto in any suitable manner to make a unitary structure. A pouring spout 4 is tubular body part 1 with may filled through a improved carton as it appears in Fig. 3 being made the outer layers 8 being of fabric and the shown as provided on the carton, through which the contents of the carton may be emptied by the user. This pouring spout be arranged atone end or on the side and is preferably movable to operative or inoperative position in thepre-ferred manner. In practice, the body part and ends are preferably first assembled asshown in Fig. Y1, with label 5 is then wrapped about the body part of the carton preferably to completely cover the pouring spout so that it is also sealed.

In use, the consumer removes that portion of the label covering the pourin spout, whereupon the. pouring spout may be manipulated in the desired manner. Ordinarily the top and bottom ends are made imperforate, except in those cartons wherein the spout is provided in an end instead-of along the side, and the carton is filled through the pouring spout, but as thisopening is comparatively small, it requires a long time to fill the carton.

In my improved device, one of the walls of the carton, preferably the bottom wall 3, is provided with an enlarged aperture therethrough, through which the filling material may be poured into the carton. .-A closure member'7, preferably in the form of a flat disk of suitable material, is secured in place over the openin 6, by pasting or the like, after thefilling as been completed and the filled carton may then be packed in boxes for shipment. These closures 7 may be of any desired material, reinforced, in layers or in a single layer, factory and highly desirable to make them either wholly or partially of fabric. When adhesive is applied between the contacting surfaces of the closure and the carton, these parts are pressed together and an airtight joint will be effected. I

In Figs. 3 and 4: I have illustrated modifications of the closure member,that shown of a plurality of layers,

intermediate layer 9 of paper or other suitable material. In Fig. 4 the fabric 8 is secured only to oneside of the paper disk 9'.

This construction not only facilitates filling, but it makes handling easier and per- ,mits the use of labels that might not otherwise be usable. The package may be completely finished empty, ready for filling, except for the closure and this may be done very conveniently afterthe box is filled. It

the pouring spout 4 in place, and a but I have found it satisv hence I do not Wish is immaterial Where the spout is located, or Whether a spout is used, or Whether the top is a sitting top as commonly used on the boxes in which scouring and like powders are contained.

Having thus described obvious that various immaterial modifications may be made in the same Without departing from the spirit of my invention;

to be understood as limiting myself to theeXact form, construction,

my invention, it is arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and described or uses mentioned. l Vhat .1 claim as new and desire to secure 5 by Letters Patent is:

A carton tor powdered material comprising a body portion; closures for the ends of the body portion; a pouring spout through which the entire contents of the container may be dispensed mounted in the all of the body portion adjacent one end for swinging movement and normal-lylying' in a closed position against the outer surface of the body portion, but marble away from the all into the opened position; a label afiixed to the carton and arranged to seal the spout in its closed position and to permanently secure the enclosuresin place, whereby the In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed. my name.

THOMAS RAY; 

